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Fau 4861 over Branch

Wilson County, Tennessee · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Fau 4861 over Branch in Wilson County, Tennessee, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 713 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 137 of the 403 inventoried bridges in Wilson County rated fair (34.0%); 31 (7.7%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
It was rated good in the 2024 inventory and is now fair (culvert 7 to 6).
Its most recent inspection on record is dated April 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2024)	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 26 ft
Location	1.8 Mi North of SR24
NBI structure number	950A0160001
Condition class	Fair
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	April 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	U: unknown foundation, not evaluated for scour

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Tennessee department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over Branch	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over Wilson Creek	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over South Fork Creek	1965	84,731	Good
I40 over Stoner Creek	1965	84,056	Good
I40 over Bartons Creek	1965	80,356	Good
I40 over Branch	2002	80,356	Good